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The structural changes in Russian pressure vessel weld metal induced by irradiation, recovery annealings and reirradiation

  • 1. Russian Research Center, Kurchatov Institute, Moscow (Russian Federation)

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The objectives of this research were: study of radiation induced structural changes in weld metal and study of recovery of radiation induced structural changes due to recovery annealing of weld metal. The results obtained enable the following conclusions: the dominant type of radiation induced structural changes occurring in Russian weld metals irradiated in the conditions typical for operating WWER-440 reactors are the increased densities of disk shaped and rounded precipitates; the kinetics of structural changes due to re-irradiation of weld metal after recovery annealing can be distinguished from the kinetics changes due to initial irradiation by lower rate. The latter can be explained by incomplete recovery of radiation induced structural changes due to recovery annealing at 475 deg.C

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Irradiation effects and mitigation. Proceedings of the IAEA Specialists Meeting. Working material

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Imprint Title
Irradiation effects and mitigation. Proceedings of the IAEA Specialists Meeting. Working material
Imprint Pagination
398 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 362-376
Report number
IWG-LMNPP--97/2

Conference

Title
IAEA specialists meeting on irradiation effects and mitigation
Dates
15-19 Sep 1997
Place
Vladimir (Russian Federation)

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
29056133
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S42: ENGINEERING;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANNEALING; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE VESSELS; RADIATION EFFECTS; REACTOR OPERATION; WELDED JOINTS; WWER TYPE REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINERS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HEAT TREATMENTS; JOINTS; OPERATION; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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7 figs, 3 tabs